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New Grant - Matthew Wohlever, Ph.D.

9/01/2020 – 2/28/2031
Award #: R35GM137904
Agency: NIH
Title: Mechanistic Investigation of Proteostasis at the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane

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New Grant - Simon C. Watkins, Ph.D.

5/15/2026 – 5/14/2027
Award #: S10OD040139
Agency: NIH
Title: Request for a Nikon AXR Confocal Microscope

 

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New Grant - Karina Vargas, PhD

“α-Synuclein effects on LRRK2 localization and function at synapses”  Competitive Medical Research Fund (CMRF)

New Publication - Alexander Sorkin, Ph.D.

Itziar Pinilla-Macua, Ratul Mukerji, Frederick Cohen, and Alexander Sorkin  Small-molecule CBLB inhibitor abolishes EGFR ubiquitination, reduces receptor endocytosis, and diminishes cell motility signaling.  PNAS (2026) - 

New Publication - Iana Vasylieva, Ph.D.

Vasylieva, I., Smith, R., Aravind, E. et al. Brain-wide mapping reveals temporal and sexually dimorphic opioid actions. Commun Biol 9, 466 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-09730-8

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New Publication - Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D.

Grmai L, Mychalczuk M, Arkalgud A, Vasudevan D. Sexually dimorphic ATF4 expression in the fat confers female stress tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 2026 Mar 25:iyag083. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyag083. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41885171.

Photo of Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D.

New Publication - Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D.

Nandakumar S, Vasudevan D. Ring canals in the larval adipose of Drosophila buffer stress response. J Cell Biol. 2026 May 4;225(5):e202507146. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202507146. Epub 2026 Apr 9. PMID: 41954975.